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Satire is a wonderful way to pay homage to icons, memes, and other memorable forms, and films are satirized routinely in other films.

 

Here is a series from the IFC, which takes on the entire genre of film documentary, written and produced by Saturday Night Live alums Fred Amisen and Bill Hader.

 

This article, however, goes beyond the writing of the mockumentaries right into the way the material was filmed to imitate (lovingly) old footage and the historic looks that are part of the visual language of these films.

 

The article serves as both a good read and a lesson in using creativity to recreate the past for both nostagic and comic effect.